Shizuoka Financial Group, Inc.
5831・Prime Market・Banks
Governance
The company operates as a company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee, comprising 10 directors (5 of whom are outside directors). It has established a Nomination and Compensation Committee as well as a Business Supervisory Committee, ensuring governance transparency and objectivity through a structure in which outside directors constitute the majority.
Risk Management
Under the Group CxO system, the CRO, CFO and others are appointed under the overall supervision of the CEO, and the Group Integrated Risk and Budget Management Meeting is held monthly. Risk-return management through risk capital allocation has been introduced, and an integrated risk management framework covering cybersecurity has been established and is being operated.
Shareholder Returns
Annual dividend for FY2026 (ending March 2026) is ¥80 per share (interim ¥39 + year-end ¥41), with a payout ratio of 47.7%. For FY2027 (ending March 2027), the dividend is forecast at ¥98 per share (interim ¥49 + year-end ¥49), with a payout ratio of 49.8%, approaching the target of 50% or higher. Share buybacks were also conducted (¥30,001 million during the current fiscal year).
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to pay dividends twice a year (interim and year-end), with the interim dividend resolved by the Board of Directors and the year-end dividend resolved at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. The annual dividend for FY2026 (ending March 2026) is ¥80 per share (interim ¥39 + year-end ¥41), with total dividends of ¥42,935 million and a consolidated payout ratio of 47.7%. The forecast annual dividend for FY2027 (ending March 2027) is ¥98 per share (interim ¥49 + year-end ¥49), with a consolidated payout ratio of 49.8%. Under the policy of aiming for a progressive increase in the payout ratio to 50% or higher, the ratio continues to be raised in stages.
ESG
The company endorses the TCFD and TNFD recommendations, setting a target of achieving carbon neutrality (Scope 1 and 2) by FY2030 (ending March 2031), and achieved a 97.2% reduction in GHG emissions in FY2025 (ending March 2026) compared to FY2013 levels. Toward its sustainable finance target (cumulative investment and financing of ¥2 trillion by FY2030 (ending March 2031)), it has made progress with a cumulative total of ¥1,681.9 billion over the five years since FY2021 (ending March 2022). The company has also established a Human Capital Management Committee and an Environmental Committee, working to promote DE&I and increase the ratio of female managers (targeting 27.0% by the end of March 2027).
Last updated: June 12, 2026